Eva Longoria

Also known as Eva Jacqueline Longoria, Eva Longoria Parker, Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón, Eva Longoria Christopher

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she gained popularity for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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Eva Jacqueline Longoria is an American television and film actor, restaurateur, and model. Born in Corpus Christi in 1975, she is a member of the Democratic Party and practices Catholicism. She is educated at Texas A&M University, California State University, Northridge, and Texas A&M University–Kingsville. Her notable role includes portraying Gabrielle Solis.

Longoria has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the National Medal of Arts. She is married to Tony Parker and Tyler Christopher, and her married name is Eva Longoria Bastón. She was named after Eve and speaks English as her native language. Her work period began in 2000.

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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón (née Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) netted her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. After several guest roles on…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Jacqueline
Named after: Eve
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Corpus Christi
Occupation: film director
Educated at: Texas A&M University
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Catholicism
Image: Eva Longoria-1384.jpg
Height: 157

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Commons category: Eva Longoria
date of birth: 1975-03-15
Commons gallery: Eva Longoria
start of work period: 2000-00-00
social media followers: 6851534
writing language: English language
birth name: Eva Jacqueline Longoria
married name: Eva Longoria Bastón
notable role: Gabrielle Solis

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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón (née Longoria; born March 15, 1975) is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she gained popularity for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

In 2005, Longoria founded UnbeliEVAble Entertainment, a film and television production company. In 2023, the company was acquired by Hyphenate Media Group, a production company co-founded by Longoria and Cris Abrego. She also executive produced the Lifetime television series Devious Maids (2013–2016), the short-lived NBC sitcom Telenovela (2015–2016) in which she starred, and the films The Harvest (2010) and Food Chains (2014). Her directorial ventures include the television series Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020), for which she was nominated at the Daytime Creative Arts Emmys, and the Oscar-nominated film Flamin' Hot (2023).

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